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Tennis Champ Naomi Osaka Reveals Gender of Her Baby in Sweet Photos

The athlete and her partner, rapper Cordae, soon will welcome a baby girl.

Cara O’Bleness

Naomi Osaka

Naomi Osaka.

Naomi Osaka has announced that she and her partner, rapper Cordae, are expecting a baby girl. The former world No. 1 and four-time Grand Slam singles champ initially shared that the two were expecting in an Instagram post in January.

On Friday, Osaka shared a series of gender reveal photos in which she posed in front of a backdrop that read, “A little princess is on the way,” in purple script. The 25-year-old tennis star wore a sporty Nike jersey with purple accents and a pair of loose white athleisure pants on her lower half. She donned a white baseball cap and was surrounded by purple and pink flowers, balloons and other accents.

Osaka took selfies in a few additional slides, while Cordae, also 25, kissed his partner’s baby bump in the precious last photo included in the carousel.

The post was captioned with three simple emojis: “☺️🤍💜.”

“Congratulations @naomiosaka ❤️❤️❤️❤️,” Naomi Campbell cheered in the comments section.

“Omg 😍,” Amanda Kay Victoria wrote.

“First of all. You look perfect.Second. Keep these pictures up here, SHINE MAMA ✨,” Sloane Stephens added.

“Let’s normalize women tennis pros having a family and continuing to play,” a fan noted. “The men do! Congratulations on your new princess 💕.”

In her original pregnancy announcement, Osaka vowed she’d be back on the tennis court in time for the 2024 Australian Open.

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Cara O’Bleness

CARA O’BLENESS

Cara is a trending news writer/editor for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit. A passionate writer and editor with more than 10 years of experience in print and online media, she loves storytelling and believes that words have the power to change the world. Prior to joining the team, Cara worked as a writer and editor across a number of content verticals, including food, lifestyle, health and wellness, and small business and entrepreneurship. In her free time, Cara loves reading, spending time with her family and making her way through Michigan’s many microbreweries. She is a graduate of Michigan State University's School of Journalism.